Scheduled Appearances & News
July 21 & 23, 2021
Creative Writing: Personal Essay and Memoir
Location: Laramie County Community College
https://lccc.coursestorm.com/course/creative-writing-personal-essay-life-2024
June 27, 2021 – Public Event
Summer Soiree to benefit the Laramie County Library Foundation
Click Here to Sign Up. Bring Your Book Club!
https://lclsonline.org/summer-soiree-from-pen-to-print/
March 2021
Creative Writing: Power Workshop to Jumpstart Your Story
Location: Online – Laramie County Community College
Speaking
Tina teaches at workshops, presents at conferences, and is happy to appear on panels. She is an adjunct faculty member for the Low-Residency MFA Program at Drexel University, teaches writing courses for Laramie County Community College’s Life Enrichment Program, and conducts seminars in the community. She has spoken or taught at conferences including the Colorado Gold Conference – Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Northern Colorado Writers Conference, Crested Butte Writers Conference, as well at libraries, elementary and high schools, and for various women’s organizations and groups.
*Please contact Tina directly for speaking fees and scheduling: tina@tinaannforkner.com
Writing Seminars
- Writing a Novel: How to Get Started
- Journal Writing: Write Your Life
- Organizing Your Writing Life
- (Suggest a Topic)
Panel Discussions
- Writing
- Publishing
- Social Media
Speaker/Presenter
- (Suggest an appearance/topic.)
Book Clubs (no charge)
Tina will be happy to be a guest at your book club for free via video conference or in person (if your club is local, or if she plans to be in your area). There is no charge, but preference is given to clubs that have chosen one of her books as a reading selection, or plan to purchase and read her books. Libraries are awesome!
Book Signing (no charge)
Looking for a guest author to appear at your store or library? Tina is happy to be at your signing if location allows. She can help connect you with her book suppliers.
Previous News & Appearances
November 2020
Creative Writing: Writing Your Way to Self-Expression – LIFE 2013
Location: Online – Laramie County Community College
November 2020
Creative Writing: Writing Your Way to Self-Expression – LIFE 2013
Location: Online – Laramie County Community College
October 2020
Writing: Pathways to Publication
Location: Online – Laramie County Community College
February 2020
Tall Poppy Bookstore Opens
The Indie Bookstore With a Plot Twist: https://tallpoppies.org/the-bookstore/
March 24th, 2020
All Prompted Creativity Classes at Laramie County Library are Postponed
April 19 – 25, 2020
Bloom Host
Join Here: http://bit.ly/areyouinbloom
September 14th, 2019
Author Day: Laramie County Library in conjunction with Cheyenne Arts Celebration, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
September 5th, 2019
Prompted Creativity: A Writing Workshop at the Laramie County Library, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
August 17th, 2019
Wyoming Author Day: Goshen County Library
July 9th, 2019
Prompted Creativity: A Writing Workshop at the Laramie County Library, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
May 2019
The Real Thing included on BookTrib Listicle: 10 Books About Different Types of Moms
July 2018
Waking Up Joy reviewed in BookTrib.
June 2018
Book Signing at Wyoming Home during the Cheyenne Art Walk on June 14th, 5 – 9 pm.
Essay in PopSugar
January 2018
The Real Thing reviewed in BookTrib.
Tell Me a Story Blog Series at Tall Poppy Writers blog.
December 2017
Books and Bottles Book Club: The Tall Poppy Writers partners with Frances Ford Coppola Winery
July 5th, 2017
The Real Thing and Waking Up Joy are now sold at Wyoming Home, in Cheyenne, WY
July 23rd, 2017
Tina signs her novels at the Susie McEntire Pamper Me event in Cheyenne, Wyoming
March 20th, 2017
Tina’s novel, The Real Thing, drops on New York City Subway by Books on the Subway.
July 4th, 2016
Ruby Among Us becomes a #1 Amazon Best Seller
July 1st, 2016
Southern Writers Magazine Interview
May 16th, 2016
Cheyenne Barnes and Noble Book Signing
April 7th, 2016
My fourth novel, The Real Thing, releases April 7th!
November 2015
Today, November 6th, I signed a contract to release my fourth novel, due out in Summer of 2016.
October 2015
Happy 1st Anniversary WAKING UP JOY!
July 2015
I’m a Tall Poppy! Learn more about the Tall Poppy Writers at http://tallpoppies.org/
June 2015
Waking Up Joy is a 2015 HOLT Award of Merit Recipient ~ Romantic Elements
Wyoming Writers, Inc. Conference in Cheyenne, Wyoming
March 2015
They say slow and steady wins the race, and this seems to be the case as WAKING UP JOY is starting to make appearances in libraries and independent bookstores. If you would like your store or library to carry the book for your fellow readers, please ask them to. Most bookstores and libraries appreciate hearing suggestions from readers.
January 2015
Another 2014 Favorites list for Joy Talley at Story Matters.
WAKING UP JOY is included on the 2014 favorites list from Chick Lit Central.
I went back to my roots and visited The Virgil Talbot Library & Museum in Colcord, Oklahoma where I grew up.
December 2014
WAKING UP JOY was listed in the Ultimate December Book Guide in The San Francisco Book Review.
November 24th
Working Mother Magazine lists WAKING UP JOY as one of their 7 Super Reads for Holiday Travel.
November 21st
WAKING UP JOY is in some good company on this list of Perfect Long Reads for Thanksgiving from BuzzFeed.
November 8th
Book Signing for WAKING UP JOY will be held at Barnes and Noble in Cheyenne, WY on November 8th, 2014 from 1 to 5. If you are in the area, I would love to meet you.
October 16th
Some Great things are happening! WAKING UP JOY was mentioned in a highlight from Library Journal on October 13th and was listed as a Women’s Must Read For Fall from BuzzFeed on October 14th.
October 13th
WAKING UP JOY highlighted in The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
October 9th, 2014
I had the most wonderful and quaint dinner party at my favorite restaurant, Morris House Bistro, to celebrate the release of my third novel WAKING UP JOY. And since ‘Joy’ is from Tule Publishing’s Southern Born imprint, Morris House Bistro was the perfect place to celebrate with its Southern flair and charm. I’m so excited about Joy!
October 8th, 2014
My new book, WAKING UP JOY, just released! I am excited for you to meet Joy and the Talleys!
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